Persons over Possessions
Persons Over Possessions William Clark Gable (1901-1960) was an American film actor, nicknamed “The King of Hollywood” in his heyday. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time. Despite his dyslexia, Gable became an avid reader. Discouraged by his failure to progress in films, Gable tried […]
The Monkey Market
The Monkey Market Once upon a time in a village, a man announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for Rs 10. The villagers, seeing that there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them.. The man bought thousands of them at Rs 10 and as supply started […]
You Find What You Are Looking For!
You find what you are looking for Both the humming bird and the vultures fly over our nation’s deserts. All vultures see is rotting meat, because that is what they look for. They thrive on that diet. But hummingbirds ignore the smelly flesh of dead animals. Instead, they look for the colourful blossoms of desert […]
Time With The Family
Time with the Family A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON: “Daddy, may I ask you a question?” DAD: “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man. SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” DAD: “That’s none […]
Follow Your Bliss!
Follow Your Bliss I have heard of a bus driver in Chicago who does just that. He sings while he drives. That’s right… sings! And I don’t mean he sings softly to himself, either. He sings so that the whole bus can hear! All day long he drives and sings. He was once interviewed on […]
Work/er
Work/er A German tourist once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, “Do you need two statues of the same idol?” “No,” said the sculptor without looking up, “We need only one, but the […]
Be Yourself!
Be Yourself A group of animals started a school. Each was going to study something he knew nothing about. So the duck, an excellent swimmer, took up running. Well, try as it might, it remained a poor runner….and in the meantime became second- class in swimming too. The dog was a good runner, but it […]
Hereford Cows
Hereford Cows An old-time rugged cowboy said he had learned life’s most important lesson from the ‘Hereford cows’. All his life had worked cattle ranches where the winter storms took a heavy toll among the herds. Freezing rains whipped across the prairies. Howling winds piled snow into enormous drifts. Temperatures might drop quickly to below-zero […]
Reality and Illusion
Reality and Illusion A Primary School teacher once asked her students to write an essay about what they would like God to do for them. She carried the papers home. While marking the essays, she read one that made her very emotional. Her husband, who had just walked in saw her crying and asked, “What […]
Sharpen Your Axe
Sharpen Your Axe. A young man approached the foreman of a logging crew and asked for a job. “That depends,” replied the foreman. “Let’s see you chop down this tree.” The young man stepped forward and skillfully chopped down a great tree. Impressed, the foreman exclaimed, “You can start Monday.” Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday rolled […]